By: Kim Ives
About a week ago, an IPS story reported that Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin and described his continued detention as “politically motivated”.
In response, Elizabeth Roebling accused IPS of becoming an “outlet for spin” and directed members of the corbett list to a bitter response on Michael Deibert’s blog. Deibert [...]
By: Kevin Pina – Haiti Liberte
Without question, the Lavalas political movement opposed the neo-liberal economic model of development that is unfolding in Haiti today. Lavalas militants and spokespersons called International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank dictated structural adjustment the “death plan.” It included eliminating tariffs, selling off State-owned enterprises, keeping the minimum [...]
By: Wadner Pierre – HaitiAnalysis
It was 7:00 am on the 18th of June. Mourners filled the cathedral of Port-Au-Prince to honor the late priest, Gerard Jean-Juste. Most likely, none foresaw that the UN would bring its violent campaign against the Lavalas movement to the cathedral just after the service ended.
A contingent of UN troops arrived [...]
By: Wadner Pierre and Jeb Sprague – Inter Press Service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 20 (IPS) – Government authorities in Haiti face recent criticism over allegations that they continue to jail political dissidents.
On Aug. 7, Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin, a Haitian political prisoner. Dauphin is an activist with the Fanmi Lavalas movement [...]
By: Wadner Pierre – Haiti Liberte
From August 6 – 9, 2009, about 300 Haitians from different corners of Haiti’s diaspora – often called the 11th Department – gathered in Miami Beach, Florida for the 2009 Haitian Diaspora Unity Congress. The event was organized by the Haitian League, whose Chairman of the Board is Dr. Bernier [...]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana will take over chairmanship of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in 2010 President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Saturday after returning from the 3rd Heads of Government Conference of UNASUR in Quito, Equador.
Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo. AFP PHOTO
Jagdeo told a gathering here on Saturday that this opportunity will allow Guyana [...]
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Tashieka Mair, Gleaner Writer
WESTERN BUREAU:
Showers of blessings literally poured down on Sherwood Content, Trelawny, yesterday, as the community’s hero, Usain Bolt, powered to record win in the 100m finals at the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany.
Bolt’s mom and dad were at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, but proud and excited residents of [...]
by Kevin Pina
Without question, the Lavalas political movement opposed the neo-liberal economic model of development that is unfolding in Haiti today. Lavalas militants and spokespersons called International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank dictated structural adjustment the “death plan.” It included eliminating tariffs, selling off State-owned enterprises, keeping the minimum wage low, and [...]
by Kim Ives
Anyone who has closely watched Washington’s mischief and dirty wars around the globe over the past few decades cannot have missed the uncanny similarity between the June 28, 2009 coup d’état against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and that of February 29, 2004 against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Both men were abducted by an [...]
A teenage girl who has undergone several operations to transform her disfigured face is blooming into a confident teenager.
BY NADEGE CHARLES
ncharles@MiamiHerald.com
The birthday girl twirled to the sounds of her favorite Haitian music. Friends and family formed a circle around her, chanting “Marlie, Marlie.”
Four years ago, Marlie Casseus spent most of her life hiding in Haiti. [...]
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